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iPhone 16 Pro Anyone else burning one charge cycle per day on the 16 Pro?
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That's about typical for the smaller size if you're a heavy user. One reason I moved to a PM this year was because by the 18 month mark I was usually topping up on my way home from work to get through the end of the day without the battery going flat.
This is why I moved to the large phones a long time ago. Ever since I have been hoping that one day a device will come along that is both pocketable and has great battery life. I thought the 16 Pro was that device based on all the battery hype talk. Reality is that all of the publications are really just marketing engines. For a moderately heavy/heavy user, the 16 Pro is not good enough.
16pro also let me down after having it for 10 days
Even the random YouTube battery drain comparison videos pit it like 20 or 30 min above 16 regular - not sure i trust their usage but seems kinda concerning. Wasn’t it supposed to be leaps and bounds more performant with battery against 16 regular in the keynote ?
Even the random YouTube battery drain comparison videos pit it like 20 or 30 min above 16 regular - not sure i trust their usage but seems kinda concerning. Wasn’t it supposed to be leaps and bounds more performant with battery against 16 regular in the keynote ?
Just under four years with my 12PM I’M AT 82%. And this has been my main device for the last 2+ years. I’m very pleased to say the least. This year I’m thinking about going to the pro, I’m not worried about battery health or longevity, I’m more concerned about whether or not I’d like the size of the phone. I figure worst case scenario if I have a problem with the battery health a year or two down the road, it’ll be upgrade time again anyway.
You need to do an A/B test. Turn the phone off, mount it in the same position in the same weather conditions. How hot does it get after half an hour? If it still get really hot, you might need to mount it in front of the air con.
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I have a pro and a pro max right now and debating between the 2 for a variety of reasons. As for the battery life, the max is at least +30% the pro in my usage. I could probably stretch it to 2 typical days if I'm not gaming or using a lot of 5G data. That being said, my pro definitely settled after the first few days although I didn't find it drastically better than the 14pro I came from. I did end up tweaking quite a few settings which seemed to get about 15-20% extra by the end of the day. I'm not really that concerned about battery life though since I have wireless charging at my office desk and in my car so it's easy to keep it topped off. If I'm out for a long day (ie; weekend) I tend to use my phone less and it easily gets through a day. As for battery health, it's fairly cheap to replace the battery for a fresh one. YMMV of course. I think the 16pro battery life is pretty solid, but I don't think it'll ever impress anyone coming from a Max.
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Thanks for this, will check it out! Also starting to see decent battery performance after a week, but weirdly enough got the message ”update finishing in background” showing up again today. So that should still be messing up the %.
Same here, I just checked my battery info today and notice "ongoing device setup" came back on. I think it's overall hard for everyday users to really judge battery life from device to device without a longer trial period. I'm pretty sure most people increase usage the first week or so when they get their new phone.
A few factors at play here, potentially
1. New OS and new phone model, both with bugs that haven't been ironed out yet
2. Any third-party apps that might not be well updated for the new OS
3. New phone still syncing/indexing, etc
4. The good old "it's new and shiny so you're playing with it a lot" effect
I went to check the battery health on my 15 Pro after iOS 18 came out, and it specifically told me I'd been using the phone a lot more than normal -- which was 100% true as I was exploring and futzing with the new features 🤣
Trying it out a little bit and have had different limits. Mostly on 90%, right now on 95% for tomorrow. Think one just have to see what works best on how low you can have it, without being too low. If I know in advance that I need full capacity of some reason I have no problem setting it to 100% with optimised charging. If one is uncertain this is what I would just recommend.
This bums me out because my 15 Pro is my least favorite iPhone since the 3S (spiderwebbing shell) simply because of the battery life. Adore everything else, but it’s baffling they still haven’t nailed this with 3nm promises.
If you’re getting close to empty every day, do not get on the 18.1 beta. It’s abysmal for me at the moment. Could be just mine, but it also gets pretty warm, too. New features are great, though. Could call it quits here for me, really! Interested in the future, though.
If you’re getting close to empty every day, do not get on the 18.1 beta. It’s abysmal for me at the moment. Could be just mine, but it also gets pretty warm, too. New features are great, though. Could call it quits here for me, really! Interested in the future, though.
My advice would be forget about the battery and just use the phone. If you want longer battery life sell the phone and buy the bigger one.
Life’s too short to fret about a battery.
Life’s too short to fret about a battery.
One option would be to buy a cheap feature phone and voice plan, and setup a call divert when unavailable on your iphone number to divert to it.
Went out today (we are on holidays in China) and the battery fell on the 16 Pro from 68% (off charger) to 23% (turned on low-power mode from 28%) with only 145 minutes on screen time, well this is ... bad.
This is a great idea! I use my Apple Watch this way, but sometimes it’s not enough. If I had a simple dumb phone and set up call forwarding, then I would not have as much need to carry around the large brick that is the 16PM. 🤔
Coming from 14+, my 16 Pro has excellent battery life.
I don't have battery anxiety - ever since I got my BEV cars.
Never worry about charge or range....
I just practice "ABC" always be charging for all my devices & EVs...
I don't have battery anxiety - ever since I got my BEV cars.
Never worry about charge or range....
I just practice "ABC" always be charging for all my devices & EVs...
My 15 Pro was 92% and 430 cycles, just under 1 year.
It wouldn't bother me, except that I did notice somewhat fast depletion, and Low Battery Mode (which I had automatically triggering at 20%) was unbearable to use.
I sent my 15P in under warranty and unexpectedly got a replacement phone back with a new battery, so I guess that'll hold me over for the next year…